Swift Water Water Rescue Training: Getting victim in Boat 2013-07-21 - Green River Lake, Taylor County, KY - Photo From Breeding Fire Department. "Getting victim in boat" From left BFD/CFD Team Leader Chris Taylor, CFD Firefighter Willie Morris, CFD Firefighter Alex Johnson pulling CFD Firefighter Wes Dillon into boat after retrieving him from the swift current. - Chris Taylor, Breeding Fire Department Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Swift water training - learning to handle motorized boat 2013-07-21 - Green River, KY - Photo by Chris Taylor, Breeding Fire Department. Motorized boat handling< in boat from left to right CFD Firefighter Adam Dobson, BFD Firefighter Kyle Cundiff and CFD Firefighter Keith Bricken practices motorized boat handling in strong current. - Chris Taylor, Breeding Fire Department Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Strainer rescue training 2013-07-21 - Green River, KY - Photo by Chris Taylor, Breeding Fire Department. Strainer drill - A strainer is any object in the water that water flows through or around such as trees, fences or guardrails. Strainer are a huge danger to swift-water rescue technicians. If a rescue gets caught in a strainer the rescue must know how to escape or avoid the strainer to avoid injury of death.BFD Firefighter Daniel Turner demonstrates the wrong way to encounter a strainer. CFD Firefighter Richard DeWitt "in boat" is standing by in the event the swimmer panics or needs assistance getting out. - Chris Taylor, Breeding Fire Department Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

The coordinated effort for a smooth start of school 2013-07-21 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. The plan is all coming together for the Adair County Primary Center to open August 14, 2013 but, as Sandra Honaker of Branscum Construction Company, noted at the Thursday, July 18, 2013 regular Adair County School Board meeting, it's taking a carefully coordinated effort to do so, between her company and the contractors and the Adair County Schools administration, maintenance staff, and the staff and faculty of the newest elementary school. School starts in just 24 days from the date of this post. Clicking ReadMore accesses the full Adair County School Board report, posted Friday, July 19, 2013. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

2013 AC Fair Fun Pet Show: Dixie 2013-07-21 - 413 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Greg Thomas, Chairman, Adair Co. Fair Board. Dixie (I don’t have her owners name) tie dyed and in feathers in the costume class. - Peg Schaeffer Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Summersville Fun Day 2013: Flag & Green-Taylor Water Tower 2013-07-21 - Summersville, KY - Photo by Larry Smith, The Big Dawg. This is the same flag as in the picture of the '55 Chevy, but taken from a different angle, showing, also, the Green/Taylor Water Tower. Larry Smith, Operations Manager, Shoreline Communications Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Happy Tails: Kelsey on the Ferris Wheel, 2013 AC Fair 2013-07-21 - 413 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Peg Schaeffer. Kelsey on the Ferris wheel at the 2013 Adair County Fair. - Peg Schaeffer Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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